A network administrator is configuring the 172.16.40.0/22 network for a new building. Which of the following is the number of hosts that will be supported on this network?
A) 510
B) 512
C) 1022
D) 1024
E) 2046
F) 2048

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A /22 subnet mask allows for 2^(32-22) = 2^10 = 1024 IP addresses. Subtracting 2 for the network and broadcast addresses, 1022 hosts can be supported.

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